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extant

[ek-stuhnt, ik-stant] / ˈɛk stənt, ɪkˈstænt /


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And it is in those culturally German cities where we find most of the extant Gothic drawings, about 600 in all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Five more projects that were realized are no longer extant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Once we have the CT model from the fossil, we can take material properties from extant animals and make it as if our Thrinaxodon came alive," Luo said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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